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Sunday, 7 August 2011

The History part II : The TimeLine

1925

HIP HOP/FUNK STYLES DANCE

In the mid 20's

Earl Tucker ("Snake Hips") was a performer at the Cotton Club during the days of Duke Ellington. His style of dance is definately related that of waving that you see young Hip Hop dancers still doing today. and he also had similar floats and back slides that he used in his acts as well.

AROUND THIS TIME A BROTHER BY THE NAME OF "RUBBER BAND" A HICK FROM PUERTO RICO WHOSE FAMILY SETTLED IN BROOKLYN, WHILE HE SETTLED IN THE BRONX. TOOK A POPULAR NEW YORK CITY GANG DANCE AND BROUGHT IT TO THE NYC DISCOS AND THUS WAS BORN THE DANCE WE KNOW TODAY AS "ROCKIN", OR "THE ROCK". THIS DANCE BECAME A POPULAR CITY WIDE DANCE. WHERE FIERCE DANCE COMPETITIONS TOOK PLACE IN BRONX, MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN.

1970

HIP HOP/ FUNK DANCE

DON CAMPBELLOCK a Trade Technical College student

accidentally stumbles across creating a dance called "CAMPBELLOCKING" which will eventually be featured on SOUL TRAIN and take the world by storm.

DON CAMPBELLOCK

AROUND THIS TIME IN OAKLAND CAL. GROUPS LIKE "THE BLACK MESSENGERS" AND "THE BLACK RESURGENCE" (GROUPS THAT PERFORMED FOR THE BLACK PANTHERS AND RALLIES DEALING WITH THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT) WERE DEVELOPING AND INNOVATING A STYLE OF DANCE BASED ON R.O.T.C . DRILLS TO MUSIC, THEY WOULD ALSO CREATE A STYLE CALLED CATCH ON THAT WOULD FURTHER ADVANCE THEIR STYLE OF ROUTINES. THESE ARE THE MORE GROUND WORKS TO STICKIN, STEPPIN, AND MANY OTHER FORMS OF FUNK DANCE.

1972

HIP HOP/ FUNK DANCE

SOUL TRAIN TAKES OFF ON TV

Soul Train television series

1973

HIP HOP/ FUNK DANCE

AROUND THIS TIME YOUNG DANCERS WOULD HIT THE PARTIES THAT KOOL HERC WAS PLAYING AT AND THE MUSIC THAT HERC PLAYED INSPIRED THESE YOUNG CATS TO DO MOVES THAT WOULD LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR HIP HOP DANCE. HERC SEEING THESE YOUNG DANCERS WOULD EVENTUALLY CALL THEM "BBOYS" (AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO WOULD SHOW UP TO JAMS AND BREAK SH&T UP)

WHICH WOULD LATER BE INTERPRETED AS BREAK BOYS, BEAT BOYS, OR BRONX BOYS.

SUCH NOTABLE DANCERS WERE KLARK KENT, THE NIGGA TWINS, SAU SAU, TRICKSIE, JAMES BOND, THE AMAZING BOBO, EL DORADO MIKE, AND MANY MORE.

THE NIGGA TWINS

SOMEWHERE DURING THIS ERA A LEGENDARY BATTLE TAKES PLACE BETWEEN TWO OF THE TOP BBOYS OF ALL TIME.

SAU SAU -VS- TRICKSIE

THE OUTCOME WAS SAID TO BE SAU SAU WINNING IN A GREAT BATTLE

1974

HIP HOP AND FUNK DANCE

MICHAEL JACKSON DOES HIS FAMOUS ROBOT TO "DANCING MACHINE"

MICHAEL JACKSON

1977

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

THE BLACK MESSENGERS PERFORMED ON THE "GONG SHOW". BUT BECAUSE OF THE CONTROVERSY OVER THEIR NAME, THEY WERE ONLY ALLOWED TO PERFORM UNDER THE ALIAS "MECHANICAL DEVICES".

THE CREATION OF THE ROCK STEADY CREW

Written by Joe-Joe, The Original B.Boy, Rock Steady Crew '77

Founded in 1977, the crew's original name was the "Untouchable Four B.Boys".

It consisted of four members, Joe-Joe, Easy-Mike, Jimmy-Dee, and P.Body

170th. However, the demands of recruits enabled them to reconsider and look

past the four-member title of restricted membership. As a result, a meeting

was held in Echo Place, Bronx, NY, at the residence of Jamie White [AKA

Jimmy-Dee]. It was there that the ROCK STEADY name was born despite the

initial idea of creating an extra crew to extend the "Untouchable Four

B.Boys".

It was decided that the Rock Steady Crew would serve one purpose. To keep

the steady flow on the dance floor.

In defining the "Rock Steady Crew" title: The word "ROCK" symbolized the

concrete for the bumps and bruises sustained while performing. Mats and

cardboard were unheard of back then. The word "STEADY" constituted the love

and continuation of the art of B.Boying. In addition, the word "CREW"

contained special meaning because it represented the teamwork and efforts

that were put forth in order to empower those individual skills.

Rock Steady Crew became a dominating force in the B.Boy community through

the teachings and leadership skills that were implemented by Joe-Joe. The

various skills were basic footwork, the backspin, the swipe, the bridge and

diminished due to each individual member's circumstances. For instance,

Jimmy-Dee disappeared off the face of the earth, others relocated, others

passed away and Joe-Joe was sent to mandatory job corps for too years.

Within that length of time, the Manhattan chapter flourished under Crazy

Legs' direction and supervision. Rock Steady Crew then became an

international B.Boy sensation. Who would have thought what little Richie

Colon would achieve through so much potential and self-determination?

Peace

Joe-Joe

The B.Boy Original

Rock Steady Crew '77

Joe-Joe (Rock Steady Crew)

AROUND THIS TIME A PIONEERING GROUP FROM WHICH A BROTHER BY THE NAME OF "BOOGALOO SAM" (WHO CREATED THE DANCE CALLED POPPIN AS WE KNOW IT TODAY WITH IT'S ROOTS IN THE WEST COAST FUNK STYLES THAT CAME BEFORE THEM )

ALONG WITH MEMBERS TICKIN WILL, SCARECROW SCALLY, CREEPIN CID, POPIN PETE, TWISTI FLEX DON, PUPPET BOOZER, ROBOT DANE, SKEETER RABBIT, AND MANY OTHERS, THEY FORMED THE GROUP

"THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS"

(note: also...POPPIN is referred to as the continuous flexing of the muscles to the beat...not waving, tutting, botting, filmore, strutting, sacing, or other styles that Sam and the EB's did not create)

THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS

1978

HIP HOP DANCE

"BREAKIN/ BBOYIN" BEGINS TO DIE DOWN IN THE BRONX AND MANHATTAN GHETTOS.

AROUND THIS TIME "THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS" WOULD DO A PERFORMANCE ON "SOUL TRAIN" THAT WOULD EXPLODE ALL OVER THE WORLD, WHERE EVEN A YOUNG MICHAEL JACKSON WOULD EVEN ASK THEM TO TEACH HIM.

1979

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

A YOUNG CRAZY LEGS AND HIS COUSIN LENNY LEN BATTLE JIMMY DEE (THE ORIGINAL PRESIDENT OF ROCK STEADY CREW) AND JIMMY LEE TO GET INTO ROCK STEADY.

THEY LOST BUT THEY MADE IT IN THE CREW.

CRAZY LEGS

THIS TIME IN THE BRONX "BREAKIN/ BBOYIN" IS CONSIDERED PLAYED OUT.

BUT NOT FOR LONG.

1980

HIP HOP/ FUNK DANCE

(THE NEW YORK POST REPORTS) THE HIGH TIMES CREW WAS ARRESTED FOR BBOYIN IN A WASHINGTON HEIGHTS TRAIN STATION.

THE TALKING HEADS UTILIZE THE SKILLS OF ONE OF THE GREAT POPPERS OF ALL TIME

"POPIN PETE"

IN ONE OF THE FIRST MUSIC VIDEOS TO FEATURE A FUNK STYLE DANCER

POPIN PETE

1981

HIP HOP/ FUNK DANCE

THE FAMOUS BATTLE ROCK STEADY CREW -VS- DYNAMIC ROCKERS AT LINCOLN CENTER, WHICH WAS COVERED BY "NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC"

THIS BATTLE HELPED BRING BBOYIN TO THE MAINSTREAM.

ROCK STEADY CREW

ROD STEWART FEATURES A TOP LOCKER/ POPPER "COOL POCKETS" OF THE "CHAIN REACTION" DANCE GROUP

ROCK STEADY CREW SPLIT UP INTO TWO GROUPS, ONE HALF WENT ON TO FILM THE FAMOUS SCENES IN THE MOVIE FLASH DANCE

THE OTHER HALF WENT ON TO FILM SCENES IN A MOVIE CALLED "PORTFOLIO" FEATURING THE WORLD RENOWN PUERTO RICAN FASHION ARTIST "ANTONIO LOPEZ" THAT WAS LATER SHELVED

SUGAR POP FROM THE "ELECTRIC BOOGALOO" VISITS NEW YORK AND HOOKS UP WITH MR. FREEZE, MR. WIGGLES, FABEL, POWERFUL PEX, FLIP ROCK AND LIL LEP. FROM THERE THE CROSS COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN EAST AND WEST COAST DANCE BEGIN. IN WIGGLE'S HALLWAY IN THE BRONX THEY BEGIN TO TRADE INFORMATION AND DANCE STYLES , AND TAUGHT SUGAR POP ORIGINAL BBOY STYLES THUS MAKING HIM THE FIRST WEST COAST BBOY AND THE FIRST PERSON TO BRING BBOYIN TO CALIFORNIA.

1983

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

ROCK STEADY CREW WERE FEATURED IN THE MOVIE "FLASH DANCE"

FLASH DANCE MOVIE

ROCK STEADY CREW WAS FEATURED IN THE FAMOUS "BUFFALO GALS" VIDEO BY "MALCOLM McLAREN"

MALCOM McLAREN - BUFFALO GALS

LADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS FEATURE TOP BBOY CREW "NEW YORK CITY BREAKERS"

"CRAZY LEGS" ( ROCK STEADY CREW) -BATTLES- "LIL LEP" ( NEW YORK CITY BREAKERS) IN A CLUB IN THE BRONX.

LEGS SENDS SOMEONE FROM HIS CAMP OVER TO LEP AND SAYS LEGS WANTS TO BATTLE YOU, LEP AGREES, THEY BOTH GO AT IT MOVE FOR MOVE THEN LEP THROWS A ONE SHOT HEADS SPIN, LEGS ANSWERS BACK WITH ONE OF HIS OWN, THEN BEFORE LEP CAN PUT HIS WRIST BAND UP TO DO A 1990, LEGS THROWS IT FIRST.

we practiced in the hotel and exchange styles and ideas. it was a meeting grounds where we actually taught and influenced each other before the movies were done. we taught them some breakin and up rockin (you can see the influence in shrimps footwork and when Shabadoo and Shrimp uprocked on the beach in the movie "BREAKIN") and we explained more detail and history of the culture from graffiti to MCing and terminologies. and in return they also taught us poppin and lockin and showed us how to dress (and you can see in the Santa clause scene at the burning spear where we dressed like them when we were poppin in "BEAT STREET") after the practice sessions we all performed for Lionel Ritchie's after show party and continued influencing each other before the movies were filmed.

1984

HIP HOP/ FUNK DANCE

both movies "BEAT STREET", and "BREAKIN" were released and major tours began all over the world. It was in France that the BEAT STREET tour finally clashed with the BREAKIN tour. we all went to a club in Paris. we jammed all night and continued the exchange of respect and culture. and as NYC bboys we were very impressed with SHRIMPS footwork at the time.

FAST BREAK ( MAGNIFICENT FORCE) -BATTLES CRAZY- CRAZY LEGS(RSC) DURING THE FILMING OF THE BATTLE SCENE OF THE MOVIE BEAT STREET. THEY GET INTO A SHORT BUT HEATED BATTLE WITH BOTH THROWING A LOT OF FOOTWORK, FAST BREAK DOES SOME TOP ROCK AND THEN YELLS "COMBINATIONS FOR THE NATIONS CRAZY LEGS" AND JUMPS INTO A CLASSIC FAST BREAK RUN,LEGS ANSWERS BACK WITH AN AMAZING RUN OF HIS OWN, THEN ICEY ICE JUMPS IN A THROWS SOME POWER COMBINATIONS AND THE CIPHER ENDS.

"KEN SWIFT"(ROCK STEADY CREW) - BATTLES- "ACTION" (NYC BREAKERS) DURING THE BEAT STREET TOUR IN FRANCE. THE OUT COME: KEN SWIFT STARTS TO PUT IT ON ACTION, AND ACTION GOES IN HIS BAG AND PULLS OUT A MOTORCYCLE HELMET AND DOES HEAD SPINS. THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME "HELMET" WERE USED IN A BATTLE. THE BATTLE EVENTUALLY TURNS INTO A CREW SCENARIO AND ENDS IN A DEBATE ABOUT THE HELMUT.

INCREDIBLE BREAKERS TAKES IT TO KEN SWIFT AT THE ROXY, KENNY BEING BY HIMSELF THAT DAY, INCREDIBLE STARTS THROWING THERE INNOVATIVE POWER MOVES THAT THEY ARE WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED FOR, KEN SWIFT THROWS HIS FUNKY COMBOS AND FREEZES CLOWNING CHINO'S BUMMY SNEAKERS, THEN FLIP ROCK JUMPS IN FOR KENNY AND THE BATTLE HEATS UP. BUT THE OVERALL OUTCOME IS DEBATABLE, BUT THE WORD ON THE STREETS IS INCREDIBLE WAS TOO ILL WITH THE POWER FLAVA.

1985

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

ORCO (LA) -BATTLES- GERMAN (BRONX) TWO OF THE WORLD'S BEST POWER MOVER COLLIDE AT THE CLUB "DEVILS NEST" IN THE BRONX. IT TURNS INTO A HEAD SPIN BATTLE WITH ORCO BEATING GERMAN.

FIRST OG HIP HOP DANCER TO ACCOMPLISH A BROADWAY SHOW.

MR. WIGGLES AND STEVE GLAVIN WERE AMONG THE FIRST TWO DANCERS TO ACHIEVE THIS IN THE TONY AWARD WINNING SHOW, "MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD".

WIGGLES WOULD GO ON TO PERFORM IN TWO MORE BROADWAY SHOWS.

"CHESS", AND "LARGELY NEW YORK"

1988

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

WAYNE BLIZZ, and DOUG, BREEZE TEAM, and FLOAT COMMITEE

Groups of BBOYS and BOOGIE BOYS

Hold down Breaking in the streets of NYC

By "Hitting" in many locations for money.

These groups kept the dance alive in the streets of New York City, and made it possible for original Hip Hop dance to resurge. Wayne Blizz (Manhattan BBOY from the 70's)

is considered by many respectable Hip Hop pioneers

to be the Last true BBOY in NYC till the early 90's, With the resurgense of Ghettoriginals

Rock Steady Crew and Rhytm Technicians.

1989

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

"BATTLE OF THE YEAR'S" FIRST EVENT ORIGINALLY TITLED "THE INTERNATIONAL BREAKDANCE CUP"

A BBOY CREW FROM EUROPE "BATTLE SQUAD" COMES TO NYC TO SEEK OUT OLD SCHOOL DANCERS THAT INSPIRED THEM . STORM, NEXT ONE (MAURICIO), EMILIO, SWIFT ROCK, AND BGIRL MUCHELA MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT ON NYC BBOYS AND ARE CREDITED FOR HELPING TO PRESERVE THE DANCE FORMS IN EUROPE AS WELL AS TAKING POWER MOVES TO A HIGHER LEVEL.

There practices with KWIK STEP, one of the last survivors of the New York BBOY POWER MOVE scene, helped to initiate an alliance between Europe and NYC.

Kwik was also a member of Ghettoriginals.

Ghettoriginals

1991

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

JIMMY CASTOR INVITES THE ROCK STEADY CREW TO PERFORM WITH HIM AT CLUB S.O.B. TO A LIVE VERSION OF A BBOY ANTHEM "ITS JUST BEGUN"

CRAZY LEGS, KEN SWIFT, BUCK 4, MR WIGGLES, AND FABEL DANCED ON THIS NIGHT. IT WOULD BE BUCK 4'S LAST PERFORMANCE

FEATURING "CRAZY LEGS AND MR WIGGLES" OF THE ROCK STEADY CREW. HELPING TO TRIGGER THE REEMERGENCE OF ORIGINAL HIP HOP DANCE.

THE "ROCK STEADY CREW" AND THE " RHYTHM TECHNICIANS" PERFORMED THE PLAY TITLED

"SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW?" AT PERFORMANCE SPACE 122

A PIECE INSPIRED BY THE DEATH OF FAMED BBOY "BUCK 4"

THIS SHOW WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD THEM TO FORMING THE GROUP "GHETTORIGINAL"

"BATTLE OF THE YEAR" HAS THEIR FIRST BATTLE WITH THE WINNERS BEING:BATTLE SQUAD FROM GERMANY

1992

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

THE ROCK STEADY CREW AND RHYTHM TECHNICIANS WOULD PERFORM IN THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS , HONORING NON OTHER THAN THE "NICHOLAS BROTHERS", THEY RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION LED BY GREGORY HINES, AND WERE SECRETLY TAKEN BACK TO A CLOSED ROOM BY THE REQUEST OF" GENE KELLY" JUST SO HE CAN PERSONALLY MEET THEM.

1994

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

THE FIRST" BBOY SUMMIT" WAS PRODUCED ON AUGUST 31'st

IN ATTENDANCE WAS ROCK STEADY, AND AIR FORCE

THE BBOY SUMMIT WILL BECOME A TOP ANNUAL EVENT FOR HIP HOPPERS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO GATHER

1995

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

FEB '95, LIL CAESAR FROM THE AIR FORCE CREW TAKES OVER A LEGENDARY WEST COAST EVENT AND BRINGS IT BACK."THE RADIOTRON" BECOMES ANOTHER OUTLET FOR WEST COAST BBOYS, POPPERS, AND LOCKERS, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE CULTURE

IN THIS BATTLE RENEGADES TIE FOR FIRST AGAINST FREESTYLE, THAT MADE FOR AN HISTORICAL BATTLE

RENEGADES BATTLE STYLE ELEMENTS CREW AT THE RADIOTRON IN CALIFORNIA WITH STYLE ELEMENTS CREW THE WINNERS, A CLASSIC BATTLE BETWEEN TWO YOUNG GROUPS REPRESENTING FOR THE FUTURE OF BBOYIN.

THE FIRST REAL HIP HOP SHOW TO HIT OFF BROADWAY OPENS AT THE MINNETTEA LANE THEATER NYC

"JAM ON THE GROOVE"

FEATURING GHETTORIGINAL DANCE COMPANY

1996

HIP HOP/FUNK DANCE

"ROCK STEADY" -VS- THE YOUNG AND UP AND COMING "STYLE ELEMENTS CREW" AT BBOY SUMMIT '96

DECISION WAS A TOSS UP. BUT REMIND BECAME AN INSTANT STAR IN THE BBOY WORLD WITH HIS GUTSY ATTITUDE.

ACCORDING TO "KUJO"

BBoy Summit 3, February '96. BBoy Cisco from Sunflower Breakers begins to battle against Stretch and Ruby Real from Rock Steady. Members from Goof Troop and Floor Rockers soon join the battle, and eventually Style Elements jumps in

RADIOTRON #4 ACCORDING TO "KUJO"

Radio Tron 4, February '96. X-Men from Bakersfield took 1st place, and a brand new crew called Soul Control took a close second. Soul Control had an almost totally different lineup at the time, and it even included the bboy now known as Iron Monkey. Flat Top wins the popping contest.

OCT.96, RENEGADES -BATTLES- ROCK STEADY AT A JAM PUT TOGETHER BY ORCO CALLED THE BATTLE ZONE

IT GOT KIND OF HEATED WHEN SWAY FROM RENEGADES DID A NASTY DISS TOWARDS ASIA ONE AND EASY ROCK RIGHTFULLY JUMPED IN AND BEEF ED. BUT RENEGADES WERE HOT THAT NIGHT. JAZZY J WAS IN GREAT FORM.

ACCORDING TO "KUJO"

Battle Zone, circa October '96. Renegades (Jazzy J, Wicket, Zwae) vs. Rock Steady (Flomaster, Orco, Easy Roc, Asia, Yoski, Stretch, Ruby Real, and I think Honey Rockwell). The battle ends when Easy Roc strikes Zwae, and Zwae gets the shit beaten out of him by security guards. The security guards are stopped by none other than Fresh. Zwae is then thrown out of the venue.

RADIOTRON # 7 ACCORDING TO "KUJO"

Radio Tron 7, October '96. Soul Control wins the bboy crew competition, Flat Top wins the popping contest (again).

ROCK FORCE'S GERALD MAKES A GOOD SHOWING AND GIVE SEC A ROUGH BATTLE, BUT SCREW PULLS IT OFF

FEB. BBOY SUMMIT 4 '97 WHAT SEEMED LIKE A NORMAL PEACEFUL HIP HOP GATHERING ENDED IN A RIOT, WITH THE LA POLICE TAKING THINGS TOO FAR, WHILE EXAGGERATING A SO CALLED POLICE BEING HELD HOSTAGE IN THE OUT DOOR EVENT, THE LA POLICE CAME IN RIOT GEAR AND WERE SEEN ON FILM BEATING PASSERSBY THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE EVENT. ASIA ONE EVENTUALLY SUED THE LA POLICE FOR THEIR GOOF UP.

March '97. BBoy Profit of Goof Troop died from gunshot wounds received in a drive-by in L.A. Dozens of L.A. bboys attend his funeral.

OCT. 4TH BATTLE OF DA YEAR 97

STYLE ELEMENTS (USA) WINS THE EVENT WITH INCREDIBLE EASE AND EVEN SUCKS THEIR OPPONENTS INTO AN UNEXPECTED POSE FOR A PHOTO AFTER A MEMBER OF SEC LANDS A FLIP INTO A FREEZE WITH HIS ARM AROUND A MEMBER OF SOUTH SIDE ROCKERS, THAT DESTROYED ALL HOPE FOR THE GERMAN BASED CREW.

BEST SHOW: SOUTH SIDE ROCKERS

BEST DANCER: CRUMBS

NOV. 21ST, A WEST COAST BROTHA BY THE NAME OF CROSS ONE PRODUCES THE FIRST

"FREESTYLE SESSIONS EVENT/ BBOY BATTLES #1"

WITH BBOY IVAN MASTERING THE LATEST POWER MOVE WHICH HE CALLED THE STAR TRACK, BUT WOULD LATER BE INNOVATED IN MANY FORMS, ONE MORE NOTABLE THE AIR FLARE.

THIS STYLE OF MOVE HAS BEEN CREATED IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS AND STYLE. THE MOST NOTABLE INNOVATORS OF THIS MOVE ARE ICEY ICE: NINJA FREEZE(NYC), FREDDIE FRESH: THE AXLE (NYC), FRESH: THE 360 FULL TWIST(CALI), AND JAZZY J: THE AIR FLARE (CALI).

Radio Tron 8, early/mid '97. Abstract Flava wins the bboy crew competition. Their group includes Frankie Flav, Ruin, Iron Monkey, Poe from SEC, Cuser, Brik Roc, G-Wiz and his brothers, and Stuntman. Thomas Guzman, of Chain Reaction, shows his documentary on locking and popping (I forgot the name) publicly for the first time at this event. Air Force Crew performs with a reformed New York City Breakers as a gesture of good will and peace between the West and East coasts

OVERALL CONSENSUS WAS FLO AND KMEL WAS A TOSS UP, WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE LEANING TOWARDS KMEL. BUT WICKET(FF) WAS THE STAR THAT NIGHT BEATING WICKED WITH JUST FLAVA AND FOOTWORK.

ALSO DURING THIS EVENT:

SKEETER RABBIT BATTLES THE LEGENDARY CREATOR OF "BOTIN" BOPIN ANDRÉ. THERE WAS A LOT OF TALKIN BACK ANDRÉ FORTH, THAT ALMOST LED TO A CREW BATTLE, ANDRÉ, BOPIN RON, AND BOPIN PRINCE AGAINST THE BOOGALOOS, BUT SKEET TOOK OVER THAT DAY, AND THE OVER ALL CONSENSUS SKEET WON.

K MEL STEPS TO BBOY IVAN AND WHAT STARTED OUT AS A BATTLE TURNED INTO A SH$T TALKIN MATCH.

NO MATTER KMEL GETS THE PROPS FOR TAKIN IT TO EVERYBODY WIN LOOSE OR DRAW

ZULU ANNIVERSARY, KENS SWIFT AND K MEL GET INTO HEATED EXCHANGES DURING A BBOY CYPHER, K MEL STEPPED TO KENNY AND THE BATTLE KEPT STOPPIN AND GOING FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT. OVER ALL CONSENSUS, KEN SWIFT GOT THE BEST OF HIM

THE FIRST "FUNK STYLES" EVENT WAS THROWN BY THE " ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS" TO FOCUS ON POPPIN AND LOCKIN. THE TWO MAIN COMPONENTS TO FUNK DANCE.

WITH PERFORMANCES BY THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS, DEMONS OF THE MINDS, TETSU AND OZ FROM JAPAN

A SPECIAL SET UP FOR THE BATTLES, THREE ROUNDS - 1ST ROUND TOP ROCK, 2ND ROUND FOOTWORK, 3RD ROUND GO ALL OUT.

BATTLES INCLUDE HEATED MOMENTS WITH TECHNIQUE DESTROYING REVEAL, AND VIETNAM COMING BACK FOR VENGEANCE AND DESTROYING TECHNIQUE, THE BATTLE ENDS WITH YOUNG BBOY SHORTY FROM VEGAS BEATING VIETNAM IN A CONTROVERSIAL DECISION

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